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  1. I won't be on much today, but I figured I'd pop in briefly. :arethosehands:

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    2. Cash In

      Cash In

      Good to see you. Take care!

    3. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

       :ButtercupLaugh: it's fine 

      Funnily enough i find it simple enough to make that kind of joke about ponies

      But it feels so weird if I try to make that joke about humans loool

    4. EpicEnergy

      EpicEnergy

      Nice of you to drop by for a little while! :grin:

  2. Who else is hyped for the return of F1 this weekend?

    Go Ferrari! :mlp_yay:

  3. Every time I say "I won't be on much today", I end up being here the whole afternoon. :laugh:

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    2. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      How could I not share my books with my lavender pony? :adorkable:

    3. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Twilight Luna She loves them and you! ^_^

    4. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      And I love her too! :wub:

      Lyra loves you as well. :arethosehands:

  4. Oh boy... it's been quite a while since I've posted one of these. Six months, in fact!

    As you all probably know, I was banned in August of last year. Initially, I didn't want to return to these forums after my ban was up, but after thinking about it for a long time, I realized that while I do have many friends from here on Discord, there are also many people I could no longer reach, and I missed them. So after nearly half a year, I have finally returned to the herd.

    It must be said that aside from the drama of late August, 2019 was definitely the best year of my life. I had an amazing trip to Montreal in the summer, I got my learner's permit, and it was just a very fun year in general with nice weather and great friends throughout. Plus, even though MLP:FiM is now over (and the last two seasons were downright terrible in my opinion), my love for Lyra Heartstrings remains as strong as ever.

    In December I got a new laptop, a HP Pavilion with 16 GB RAM. It's a massive upgrade from my old one, a Toshiba Satellite with only 4 GB RAM. My new laptop is fantastic. It's so fast, the keyboard is so smooth and the HD screen is so crisp. My parents and I also finally got a color duplex printer, to replace the old one we've had since I was born.

    So all in all, I'm doing quite well, and I feel like taking a break from these forums helped me to recharge and come back better than ever. I've missed you all, and I'm so glad to see you all again! :mlp_yeehaa:

    (Also, a big thank you to whoever gave me the mail and cupcakes!)

  5. What an annoying day.

    Why can't this shithouse of a month be over already?

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    2. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      *hugs* I hope June is a lot better for you, my friend! :kindness:

    3. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Tacodidra *hugs back* I hope so too.

    4. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      @Sherbie-kun  true, but it is most likely that my neighbours go to the same school. Doesn;t matter about where they live, it matters about where the school that they go to is. 

      I travel 1.5 hours to go from my house to my school lol, it's three whole boroughs away :( so chances are my neighbours don;t actually go to the same school

  6. Good afternoon, everypony! :arethosehands:

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    2. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      This is me 1306301441_imageproxy(1).jpg.ca84d4e35d23326dd8213c6400b5fb17.jpg

       

    3. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      Ha ha I was just reading a fanfic where Lyra turned Draco Malfoy into a human Equestrian Girl :yay:

       

    4. EpicEnergy

      EpicEnergy

      Good afternoon, my friend! :mlp_icwudt:

  7. For my upcoming Equestria Girls story about Sky and Lyra, I have a document where I'm writing summaries of every chapter ahead of time, to make the writing process easier and faster. It's going extremely well - I have 18 chapters planned out now, and only 7 or 8 more to go. I'll definitely be ready to start writing the story in a few weeks! :arethosehands:

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    2. Props Valroa

      Props Valroa

      I have yet to find a link to them. I think in Equestria girls my life would have been different than as a pony, since theres no real 'magic'. @LyraLover

    3. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Califorum Well, of course it would be different. Magic does seep into the human world from the pony world, but the "HuMane 7" (the human counterparts of the Mane 6, plus Sunset Shimmer) are the only ones with any magical powers.

    4. Props Valroa

      Props Valroa

      @LyraLover
       

      Being in a relationship with Maud would mean I'd be able to meet the mane 6 too lol

  8. Why are so many people leaving? Did something bad happen while I was gone?

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    2. Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      I am so tired of politics. I am tired of fighting. I am tired of negativity. And I am tired of division.

    3. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      Eeee plus this whole lockdown has meant that people have taken to complaining online 

    4. Samurai Equine

      Samurai Equine

      I'm still here. Just because people are making noise about .0001% of the fandom doesn't mean I'll be going anywhere. Noise is just noise, and it has no power over you if you don't let it.

  9. Kimi Raikkonen is my spirit animal.

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    2. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Tacolantern You got that right! :laugh:

      I guess no matter how predictable F1 can get sometimes, there's always a crazy result once in a while.

    3. Clod

      Clod

      First F1 race I watch and Kimi wins. Coincidence? I think not.

    4. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Clod Definitely not. All hail the Iceman!!!

  10. For me, Season 5 will always be the most beautiful and emotional season of MLP. It just has so many wonderful moments. The background ponies finally got their day in the limelight, Twilight reunited with her old Canterlot friends, Rarity achieved her dream of opening a store in Canterlot, the CMC finally earned their cutie marks, Pinkie Pie's family finally appeared, Rara embraced who she truly is on the inside, and the Mane 6 gained a wonderful new friend in a reformed Starlight Glimmer.

    I think the last shot of the season sums it up perfectly. Pretty much everypony got their time to shine, and if there's any season that makes Equestria feel real, it's this one. Season 5 really makes it feel like all of the ponies in Equestria are all one big happy family. And if you're a fan watching at home, you're part of the family too, and you're welcome to visit your favorite ponies whenever you like. Equestria is more than just a 2D fantasy world. It's a real place of kindness, laughter, love and good times.

    Spoiler

    As an aside, that's one of the biggest reasons why I hate Season 9 so much and don't consider it canon. The weird epilogue makes it feel like the fans don't count.

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    2. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      Ponies forever. I do hope that Gen 5 doesn't ruin MLP. :wacko:

      I don't have high expectations for Gen 5 tbh

    3. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Princess of Hearts ❤️❤️ I haven't even thought about Gen 5 that much. I might not even watch it. :mellow:

    4. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      Eh, Pony Life doesn't seem to be that promising, so I'll probably join you in not watching it :worry:

  11. The weather today is so nice! I ran 3 miles this morning, and now I'm sitting outside on my back deck! B)

    Anyway, how are we all doing on this fine Saturday?

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    2. Miss

      Miss

      @Princess of Hearts 💛🧡 never too late to start :D

    3. Tom Gallagher

      Tom Gallagher

      Cloudy and cold over here. Can't quite get the shades out. B)

    4. EpicEnergy

      EpicEnergy

      I'm glad you are having nice weather today! Today was alright for me, but ight now I'm tired from work.

  12. Aquamarine Horizons is a new story that's gotten off to an amazing start, and I'm very excited to be writing it. :arethosehands: However, it's more than that to me. I'm also thinking of it as a way of reclaiming the part of my high school career that I lost to the pandemic. :sneer: Not sure if that makes any sense, but it gives me a new level of motivation. :twi:

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    2. Windy Breeze

      Windy Breeze

      Interesting, I would wait for the story to published and read it.

    3. Octavia Heartstrings
    4. Windy Breeze

      Windy Breeze

      @LyraLover

      I'll read them later :twi:

  13. I always imagine Lyra having a sweet minty aroma about her. One that makes me want to bury my face in her soft fluffy mane and sniff it all day. :Daydreaming:

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    2. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @DivineBlur1000 I feel the exact same way about Lyra. :arethosehands:

    3. DivineMist1000

      DivineMist1000

      @lyrabetes3939 Not to mention the other two beautiful ponies!

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    4. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      It's funny how this art exists despite those two never ever meeting in person properly ^_^

  14. Biden defeats Trump! Here's to a better future! :yay:

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    2. Dark Bun

      Dark Bun

      Uh oh.. This is getting a little heated. C'mon everyone, we're supposed to be friends here. I'm sure we can all come together and accept our new leader.

    3. BornAgainBrony

      BornAgainBrony

      @King of Canterlot Remember when some guy promised four years ago that there was mass election fraud and he would've won by a much bigger margin? He swore he would gather the evidence of that as soon as he was elected. I'm still still waiting on that, as well as the promised tax returns, and also the video proof of the "rooftop partying in Brooklyn" after the 9/11 attacks that he also swore he witnessed. We don't have any of that, so I wouldn't hold my breath on this either if I were you. Sorry. You fell for a con.

      "I know what the truth is. I just have no proof of it and I'm not going to give you any either, because it's kept secret from me and all of you by shadowy people on airplanes, wearing black gear, carrying black weapons. Nevertheless, I know the truth."

    4. Ashen Pathfinder

      Ashen Pathfinder

      No political matters in status updates plz; thanks!

  15. Hi, everypony! I'm back! :grin:

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    2. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      Bugs are bugs. I just squash them with a book whenever I can 

    3. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Princess of Luck 🍀🔥 Same here. A book, a shoe, the palm of my hand, whatever's nearby.

    4. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      Tbf it's scary when you have your phone on in the dark and then some bug or insect just jumps on it :ButtercupLaugh:. The contrast just makes it appear larger than it actually is

  16. I just noticed that I passed 15,000 brohoofs! :kirin:

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    2. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Twilight Luna Cutie! I'll dance with her! :squee:

    3. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      She would love to dance with you. :arethosehands:

    4. Samurai Equine

      Samurai Equine

      W00t! W00t! Go Lyralover, it's your birthday~ Go Lyralover, it's your birthday! :proud: *Parties*

  17. I wasn't able to do a special drawing to mark the occasion, but I can still post a status update about it.

    The day was May 27, 2017. I was 14 years old, and 8th grade had been a somewhat difficult year for me for various reasons. I was sitting in my room on this Saturday night, not really doing much, when for some reason I thought of MLP. I'd known about the existence of an MLP fandom for a couple years, but had never watched the show myself. It seemed cute but also a bit too girly for my liking. However, since I wasn't sure what else to do, I decided to look up the first episode and see it for myself.

    I watched the first episode in fragments on YouTube, since I couldn't find it anywhere else. It somewhat intrigued me, so I watched the second episode as well. Then the third episode, and then the fourth. Before long, I was hooked on the show, and I had selected Fluttershy as my favorite pony.

    I kept my interest of MLP secret from my parents for about a month, but on June 30 I finally told them. They thought it was weird at first, but gradually came to accept it. A week later I ordered a Fluttershy plushie on Amazon, because I'd developed quite a crush on her while watching Seasons 1 & 2. She'd become the waifu I didn't think I would ever have.

    Over the summer of 2017, I binge-watched the first 6 seasons of MLP, and watched season 7 in the fall. I watched all four Equestria Girls movies in December, and the MLP movie in January 2018. I'd also created a character to represent me in pony form. His name, of course, was Sky Scraper, and I shipped him with Fluttershy.

    Enjoying MLP by myself was all fine and good, but I eventually wanted to bond with others over it. I knew about the existence of this forum, but I was hesitant to join because I was worried that others wouldn't like me or think I was too immature. During the spring of 2018, I tried to write an Equestria Girls story about Sky Scraper and Fluttershy, but struggled mightily with it and eventually gave up. So on July 25, I bit the bullet and joined these very forums, with the username shyabetes3939. I wasn't expecting a lot, but I figured that maybe I could at least get some writing advice.

    My first day on the forums greatly exceeded expectations. @Rikifive warmly welcomed me to the herd, and by the end of the day @Sherbie-kun  and I were talking like old friends. Over the remainder of the summer, I met many more friends such as @Mellow Mane 🍀 @Tacodidra @DivineKnight1000 and @Twilight Luna. All of my great friends on the forums made 2018 a much better year than 2017.

    In January 2019, Lyra overtook Fluttershy and became my new waifu. To reflect that, I changed my username to lyrabetes3939. I've said before that 2019 was by far the best year of my life, and a lot of that is thanks to all the friends I've made on the forums. When I first joined I was insecure about many things, both MLP-related and not, but by the time 2019 began I had become fully integrated into the community. I really grew up over the course of 2019, and I must thank MLP and all of my friends here.

    The show came to an end just two years after I started watching it, but I didn't enjoy the last two seasons of it anyway. Seasons 8 & 9 didn't feel like the same show as 1-7, and I had no interest in them.

    So here I am now, exactly three years to the day I watched the first episode of MLP on a completely random whim. If I hadn't gotten into MLP, who knows what kind of person I'd be now. Merry bronyversary to me, and if you're my friend reading this, a heartfelt "thank you" to you.

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    2. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Princess of Luck 🍀🔥 Sounds good to me! I'm sure we could come up with a trend of our own. :dash:

    3. Mellow Mane

      Mellow Mane

      Happy bronyversary to you! I'm very glad you decided to join the forums because you're definitely my best friend here! :yay: *hugs*

      I want to thank you too for all your awesomeness and friendship!:kirin:

    4. Rikifive

      Rikifive

      It sure was one of the best decisions you could ever make. :mlp_grin:


      I also started with EQG movies @Princess of Luck 🍀🔥 :pout:

  18. Today might be the most wonderful day I've had all year! I visited my favorite coastal park today, and the weather was absolutely perfect! Sunny but not too hot, and not a cloud in sight! :yay:

    I took a whole bunch of pictures while I was there, too. Here are some of the best ones:

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    2. Samurai Equine

      Samurai Equine

      So many great photos! :fluttershy:

    3. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @King of Canterlot @Samurai Equine Thank you! These kinds of days are the best! :kirin:

    4. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      What a beautiful day to spend with Lyra. :arethosehands:

  19. I've been trying to write but I can't come up with any dialogue. :bea:

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    2. TotallyNotNyx

      TotallyNotNyx

      Oh, then relax for today and retry tommorow. Maybe read other fanfics so you might get ideas?

    3. Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      Best way to fix that sort of thing is to just do it. Mind over matter. It can be annoying, but when it comes to writing that's about all you can do. Try a word sprint. Don't focus on quality and don't think about what you're writing too much then. You can worry about that later. Work first on getting the words down!

    4. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      I hope you can come up with some soon, my friend! :kindness: And when you do, I'm sure it'll be awesome! :D

  20. Happy Friday, everypony! :sassy:

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    2. Totally Nyx

      Totally Nyx

      @LyraLover 💚 Ooh, that does sound nice.

    3. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Totally Roseluck It was very nice! The perfect weather continued from yesterday! :yay:

    4. EpicEnergy

      EpicEnergy

      Happy Friday! :grin:

  21. Been a while since I posted a status here, hasn't it? :D After the forum started running into bugs last summer, I just kinda left for a while without saying anything, although I still remained active on Discord. But now that the MLP World Cup is happening again, I figure now's as good a time as ever to return. :kirin:

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    2. Rikifive

      Rikifive

      @lyrabetes3939 Awesome then! :D 

      Yeah, that would be a good time to stop :ButtercupLaugh:but now I wonder, in which season MLPF currently are? :ooh:

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    3. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @Rikifive Honestly... I got no idea. :laugh: But hey, you were the one who came up with that idea, not me. :P

    4. Rikifive

      Rikifive

      I guess e-twiwth.png

  22. How does Lyra manage to be so pretty and cute all the time?! :wub:

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  23. My toilet overflowed.

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    2. Tom Gallagher

      Tom Gallagher

      Oh no! :laugh: Hope it wasn’t too serious!

    3. Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      Talk about a crappy situation!

    4. Octavia Heartstrings

      Octavia Heartstrings

      @TomDaBombMLP Thankfully not. Only water came out. :D

      @Stone Cold Steve Tuna At least no literal crap came out. :ButtercupLaugh:

  24. Literally every other planet is named after a Roman god or goddess, and our planet is called... DIRT. :maud:

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    2. Treeglow Flicker

      Treeglow Flicker

      @Princess ❤️f Hearts💙💛 For myself and @Sparklefan1234, this is a very normal conversation. :P

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    4. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Tellus would sound better, at least. :adorkable: I wonder why that name isn't used (except in Latin)... :dash:

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